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Ban closely following up Egypt's referendum: spokesperson
Date: 2014-01-15 07:56:12 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:7 - ID:499317
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is following closely the referendum process in Egypt, a spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. "Ban stressed the importance of respect for freedom of assembly and expression, as well as commitment to ....
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US slams Israeli defense minister's remarks against Kerry
Date: 2014-01-14 18:42:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:67 - ID:498810
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday issued a strong response to Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's attack on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Ya'alon was quoted by the Israeli daily Yedioth Aharonoth as saying that Kerry is "obsessive ....
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Hollande ducks First Lady Valerie Trierweiler question
Date: 2014-01-14 18:39:21 GMT - France - International - SN:66 - ID:498805
French President Francois Hollande has said he is experiencing a "difficult moment" in his private life, following claims of an affair with an actress, the BBC reported. But he refused to answer questions over the report, saying "private matters ....
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Iran seeks better relations with Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-01-13 18:55:00 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:54 - ID:496301
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country is seeking to have better relations with neighboring countries, especially Saudi Arabia. Upon arrival in Beirut, he told reporters that Iran was willing to establish better relations ....
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UNECA to participate in organizing forum to support Zambia's land reform process
Date: 2014-01-13 09:19:35 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:21 - ID:495024
UN Economic Commission for Africa announced the Government of Zambia would host a stakeholders meeting on 24 January in Lusaka in partnership with the UNECA and the Land Policy Initiative and other partners to come to a common understanding of the ....
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Kerry, Lavrov to discuss Iranian role in Syria talks
Date: 2014-01-13 09:15:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:495002
US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi are to meet Monday in Paris to discuss final preparations for the Geneva-II conference on Syria ....
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Obama: Iran nuclear deal starts Jan. 20
Date: 2014-01-13 09:09:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:494984
US President Barack Obama said Sunday that the clock starts ticking Jan. 20 on a six-month nuclear deal with Iran, calling it the best bet to deny Tehran the means to make nuclear weapons, The USA Today reported. "I have no illusions about how ....
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Peres to meet with US Vice President Biden Monday
Date: 2014-01-13 08:04:10 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:494831
Israeli President Shimon Peres will meet on Monday with US Vice President Joe Biden who is set to arrive in Israel to attend former prime minister Ariel Sharon's funeral, The Jerusalem Post reported. The two will meet after Sharon's funeral and ....
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Iran nuclear deal to take effect on January 20: Ashton
Date: 2014-01-13 07:45:34 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:494798
European Union foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, says Iran and the six world powers have agreed to begin implementing the recent Geneva nuclear deal on January 20, Press TV reported. Ashton, who represents the six major world powers – ....
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Ashton not officially invited to visit Iran: Spokesman
Date: 2014-01-13 07:44:15 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:494795
Michael Mann, the spokesman of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, underlined her willingness to visit Tehran, but said Ashton has not yet been officially invited to go on such trip, Iranian news agency FARS reported. "Ashton has not ....
